What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Coordinator position at Merakey?
Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do. We are seeking a full-time Program Coordinator to join our Adult Behavioral Health team in York, PA.
Schedule: 40 hours/week; Monday-Friday, 1:00 pm-9:00 pm
Earn $24.04/hour plus shift differentials
Position Details
The Program Coordinator supports the Program Director in overseeing daily operations at our Extended Acute Care (EAC) facility for adults with chronic mental illness. This role ensures effective staff support, training compliance, and program development, while maintaining high standards of care and organizational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide supervision and support to psychiatric technicians.
- Coordinate and perform new hire on-boarding, orientation, and training.
- Monitor/coordinate/track annual training requirements.
- Monitor scheduling needs and coordination of shift coverage related to general scheduling, time off requests, etc.
- Assist with hiring process and monitoring of candidate through the credentialing process.
- Assist with staff and program development.
- Assists with preparing for site visits and audits to ensure training records are up to date.
- Assist with program coverage, if needed.
- Participate in PQI efforts.
- Share administrator on call duties.
Benefits
Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
- Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
- DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
- On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
- Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
- Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
- Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
- Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.
Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
Qualifications:
Our ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Human Services, or a similar discipline is required.
- Experience working with individuals with chronic mental illness strongly preferred.
- Prior management experience is preferred.
Salary : $24